1. AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
November 4, 2011
Mr. Houghteling
“It’s an ‘Edna gets Freaky’ Friday, and because it’s Friday, you know what that means…”
AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

2. “it’s great to be alive!”

3. Review Gender Criticism The Men and Women Chart Oral Reading
AGENDA
Review Gender Criticism
The Men and Women Chart
Oral Reading

4. Gender Criticism and The awakening
“Edna had once told Madame Ratignolle that she would never sacrifice herself for her children, or for any one. Then had followed a rather heated argument; the two women did not appear to understand each other or to be speaking the same language” (47).

5. Gender Criticism and The awakening
About Edna: “The sentiment which she entertained for Robert in now way resembled that which she felt for her husband” (47).
About Edna: “[Edna’s thoughts and emotions]…belonged to her and were her own and…she had a right to them and that they concerned no one but herself” (47).

6. Gender Criticism and The awakening
Leonce: “I came…to talk to you about Edna. I don’t know what ails her” (65).
Leonce: “She’s got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women” (65).

7. Gender Criticism Table
Women discussing Men
Women discussing Women
Men discussing Women
Men discussing Men
Edna
“But the thought of [Robert] was like an obsession, ever pressing upon her” (54).
Mlle. Reisz
“…the artist must posses the courageous soul” (63)
Leonce
“I came…to talk to you about Edna. I don’t know what ails her” (65)
Dr. Mandelet
“I hope to heaven it isn’t Alcee Arobin” (71).
“…she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself” (80).

8. HOMEWORK
Our conversation Monday will ASSUME you have finished reading the book!